Figure 6.

Apoptosis related molecules in SH-SY5Y treated by bFGF-binding peptides. (A) Expression of caspase-3 and caspase-8 genes was upregulated by bFGF-binding peptides extracted from FTV, as detected by RT-PCR analysis. (B) Quantification of mRNA levels of caspase-3 and caspase-8 following normalization to β-actin. (C) Expression of caspase-3 and caspase-8 proteins was upregulated by bFGF-binding peptides extracted from FTV, as detected by western blot analysis. (D) Quantification of protein levels of caspase-3 and caspase-8 following normalization to β-actin. **P<0.01 vs. control. *P<0.05 vs. control. Data show mean ± standard error from three independent experiments. Cap-3, caspase-3; Cap-8, caspase-8; β-Act, β-actin.